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Elizabeth Veldon

@thatelizabeth.bsky.social

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Oh for heaven's sake, I'm doing a PhD now? Queer as all hell and massivly into music, movies and difficult theory. She/ they and sometimes they/ them. Autism? Hell yea. Since everyone else is doing it: https://paypal.me/elizabeththefirst

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Elizabeth Veldon @thatelizabeth.bsky.social · 2d

Continuing the halloween releases

leave behind everything you don't need, by elizabeth veldon

1 track album

elizabethveldon.bandcamp.com

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Elizabeth Veldon @thatelizabeth.bsky.social · 16m

Thank you

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Elizabeth Veldon @thatelizabeth.bsky.social · 17m

I posted the exact words above

Elizabeth Veldon @thatelizabeth.bsky.social · 21m

Why are men? I mean, really? Why are men?

Elizabeth Veldon @thatelizabeth.bsky.social · 21m

It contains a terf dog whistle

What’s hard to understand? I am assuming it was done in error.

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Elizabeth Veldon @thatelizabeth.bsky.social · 22m

I asked her to sign this cd for me at a gig in the borders.

She asked me my fav song and i said st swithens day followed by saying in was refreshing to hear an older woman sing about mastabation.

She didn’t even react and just said ‘it was fun recording that’

I was v embarrassed

Elizabeth Veldon @thatelizabeth.bsky.social · 26m

No but I’m older and not wiser

Elizabeth Veldon @thatelizabeth.bsky.social · 26m

‘If a cis man can enter a women's space by claiming to be trans, then there is a new risk that has been created, where there wasn't one before’

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Elizabeth Veldon @thatelizabeth.bsky.social · 28m

She seems to have bought into it and it will destroy her reputation. It already is doing that.

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Helen 🏳️‍⚧️✊🏻💕 @mimmymum.bsky.social · 35m

Ignored by the media and attacked and disparaged by ‘gender critical’ transphobes - There were many cis women OPPOSING transphobia within the FiLiA conference this weekend.

Cis women trans allies are standing up and saying “Not in our name”!

True feminism includes ALL women! 👏🏻🏳️‍⚧️💕

Cis woman protestor holding a sign that says

“FEMINISM" THAT EXCLUDES MINORITIES IS JUST A CLIQUE”

She wears a T-shirt saying
NION
Not In Our Name
All women Welcome

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Elizabeth Veldon @thatelizabeth.bsky.social · 33m

Aye.

They way they’re heading it will be a silo for all the worst people on the left.

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Elizabeth Veldon @thatelizabeth.bsky.social · 34m

And yes, you did post a transphobic dog whistle without realising it

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Elizabeth Veldon @thatelizabeth.bsky.social · 35m

Being careful is good.

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Elizabeth Veldon @thatelizabeth.bsky.social · 37m

Yup and they want the swp incorporated - a load of rape apologists.

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Elizabeth Veldon @thatelizabeth.bsky.social · 41m

Forgot to bring something to read on the train so it’s the papers and social media

Elizabeth Veldon @thatelizabeth.bsky.social · 42m

Those plus some old fashioned terfs, it’s all the bigots.

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Elizabeth Veldon @thatelizabeth.bsky.social · 45m

1, 2 is in denial. The faction i am speaking about actively hate trans people

I’m calling it: party conference will not ratify trans rights.

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Stéphanie says… 🏴‍☠️☕️🍰 @stephaniejane.bsky.social · 58m

Just watched Bridget Phillipson on Laura Kuenssberg, talking about protecting Jewish students from anti- Semitic hate speech and harassment in universities.
Amazing how this is different to her views on protecting trans students from anti-trans hate speech and harassment in universities.

The Independent
Phillipson tells universities to take firm action to protect Jewish students
Story by Nina Lloyd • 11h
International Women's Day
© PA Archive
Bridget Phillipson has written to vice-chancellors urging them to take "practical and proportionate steps" to protect Jewish students as part of Government efforts to stamp out antisemitism following the Manchester terror attack.

The University of Sussex has been fined £585,000 by the higher education regulator, the Office for Students (OfS), for failing to uphold freedom of speech.
The OfS investigation started with the case of Prof Kathleen Stock, who left the university in 2021 after being accused of transphobia for her views on sex and gender issues.
The OfS said the university's policy statement on trans and non-binary equality, including a requirement to "positively represent trans people", could lead to staff and students preventing themselves from voicing opposing views.
The University of Sussex plans to legally challenge the OfS findings, vice-chancellor Prof Sasha Roseneil said.
Describing the judgement as an "unreasonably absolutist definition of free speech", the university said the ruling would leave institutions "powerless to prevent abusive, bullying and harassing speech".
The OfS, it added, had pursued a "vindictive and unreasonable campaign" against it.
Universities UK, which represents 141 institutions, said it would be writing to the OfS to clarify what would represent a breach of freedom of speech rules.
Chief executive Vivienne Stern said the University of Sussex ruling raised concerns about how universities can balance freedom of speech with other legal duties, like preventing harassment and hate speech.
Education Secretary Bridget Phillipson said free speech and academic freedom were "non-negotiables" in universities.
"I have been clear that where those principles are not upheld, robust action will be taken," she said.
"If you go to university, you must be prepared to have your views challenged, hear contrary opinions and be exposed to uncomfortable truths.

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Elizabeth Veldon @thatelizabeth.bsky.social · 48m

You forgot the ‘transphobia is a smear and trans people are paid agitators’ faction.

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Elizabeth Veldon @thatelizabeth.bsky.social · 50m

In honour of spooky month, share a 4 word horror story that only someone in your (former) profession would understand

The shredder is blocked*

*data control among other aspects of my role in a company i and my partner ran)

Cara is the darkness that binds them 🇵🇸 @geekpie.bsky.social · 57m

In honour of spooky month, share a 4 word horror story that only someone in your (former) profession would understand

“86 will to live”

Sparkly Mince Pie @sparklymincepie.bsky.social · 1h

In honour of spooky month, share a 4 word horror story that only someone in your profession would understand.

“Refused the duty solicitor”

Elizabeth Veldon @thatelizabeth.bsky.social · 53m

I said so at the time and was not popular for saying so.

Elizabeth Veldon @thatelizabeth.bsky.social · 55m

That sadly lamented norma waterson singing elvis Costello

Banish all dismay, extinguish every sorrow
If I'm lost or I'm forgiven, the birds will still be singing

From norma’s solo album, playing ‘the birds will still be singling.’

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Elizabeth Veldon @thatelizabeth.bsky.social · 59m

A lot of them

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Elizabeth Veldon @thatelizabeth.bsky.social · 1h

‘Can we just sacrifice one community to fascism? That will stop it. (S)

Elizabeth Veldon @thatelizabeth.bsky.social · 1h

It’s only fundamental human rights if you’re really human and trans are not.

Simple (s)

Elizabeth Veldon @thatelizabeth.bsky.social · 1h

So your party would include fascists? They have a different opinion